Oddities of geography (teacher, neighborhood, school)
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I must be missing something. Could someone please explain why one city being further west than another city in the exact same state is odd?
I can explain why it's interesting. If you were from the Philadelphia area you'd understand right away. Wildwood is a very popular beachfront destination among Philadelphia locals that is pretty much synonymous with "the shore" and its culture, while Trenton is a pretty good distance inland right near the Pennsylvania border. The NJ coastline actually curves eastward pretty dramatically as it heads north, even though on a map it doesn't appear so at first.
Sorry, Springfield. You’re not number one after all. According to the USPS, “Washington” is the most common place name in the US. There are 88 cities, towns, villages, boroughs, unincorporated communities, and CDP’s with “Washington” in their name. In addition to the state of Washington, 31 states have a Washington County. New Jersey also has seven Washington townships.
Last edited by 1greatcity; 06-08-2020 at 12:24 PM..
Sorry, Springfield. You’re not number one after all. According to the USPS, “Washington” is the most common place name in the US. There are 88 cities, towns, villages, boroughs, unincorporated communities, and CDP’s with “Washington” in their name. In addition to the state of Washington, 31 states have a Washington County. New Jersey also has seven Washington townships.
I'm sceptical of the 88 number. Wikipedia uses that number, but they can list only 45 of them. So where are the other 43? Even if those 31 counties are included in the 88, it still doesn't add up.
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1. Washington, Connecticut city
2. Washington, D.C. federal district
3. Washington, Georgia city
4. Washington, Illinois city
5. Washington Park, Illinois village
6. Washington, Indiana city
7. Washington, Iowa city
8. North Washington, Iowa city
9. Washington Mills, Iowa unincorporated community
10. Washington Prairie, Iowa unincorporated community
11. Washington, Kansas city
12. Washington, Kentucky village
13. Mount Washington, Kentucky city
14. Washington, Louisiana town
15. Washington, Maine town
16. Washington, Massachusetts town
17. Mount Washington, Massachusetts town
18. Washington Grove, Maryland town
19. Washington, Michigan town
20. Washington, Mississippi unincorporated community
21. Washington, Missouri city
22. Washington, Nebraska village
23. Washington, New Hampshire town
24. Washington, New Jersey borough
25. Washington, New York town
26. Port Washington North, New York village
27. Washingtonville, New York village
28. Washington, North Carolina city
29. Washington Park, North Carolina town
30. Washington, Ohio city
31. Port Washington, Ohio village
32. Old Washington, Ohio village
33. Washingtonville, Ohio village
34. Washington Court House, Ohio city
35. Washington, Oklahoma town
36. Washington, Pennsylvania city
37. Washingtonville, Pennsylvania borough
38. Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas unincorporated community
39. Washington, Utah city
40. Washington Terrace, Utah city
41. Washington, Vermont town
42. Washington, Virginia town
43. Washington, West Virginia CDP
44. Washington, Wisconsin unincorporated community
45. Port Washington, Wisconsin city
I'm sceptical of the 88 number. Wikipedia uses that number, but they can list only 45 of them. So where are the other 43? Even if those 31 counties are included in the 88, it still doesn't add up.
I can explain why it's interesting. If you were from the Philadelphia area you'd understand right away. Wildwood is a very popular beachfront destination among Philadelphia locals that is pretty much synonymous with "the shore" and its culture, while Trenton is a pretty good distance inland right near the Pennsylvania border. The NJ coastline actually curves eastward pretty dramatically as it heads north, even though on a map it doesn't appear so at first.
The East Coast as a whole mostly curves eastwards as it heads north (with notable exceptions of course) while West Coast as a whole mostly curves eastwards as it heads north, pretty much making the contiguous 48 states a funnel.
I'm sceptical of the 88 number. Wikipedia uses that number, but they can list only 45 of them. So where are the other 43? Even if those 31 counties are included in the 88, it still doesn't add up.
The Port Washington North in NY one is wrong ... it’s simply just Port Washington, NOT Port Washington North. There is also Washington County in NY & Washington Heights (NYC neighborhood) not mentioned here
Love this stuff. This sounds unusual but one of my favorite relaxing things to do is play around on google maps and explore different routes using the street view.
How close Colorado is to Texas
Denver is about even driving distance to New Orleans than Seattle (more amazed on how far Seattle is from everything and there's no easy direct route)
Route 2 the most northern cross country route cuts off ends when you cross the border of Vermont into NY and begins again in Michigan
The East Coast as a whole mostly curves eastwards as it heads north (with notable exceptions of course) while West Coast as a whole mostly curves westwards as it heads north, pretty much making the contiguous 48 states a funnel.
Fixed a typo
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